I interviewed with a number of companies on my way to accepting my role here, and Handy stood out immediately with the efficiency, honesty, and thoroughness of their recruiting process. After a first email with them, I got on the phone with the recruiter the next day, and scheduled a follow-up call with the department head the following day, where we discussed the role in detail. They gave me a case study to give a presentation...

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As far as startups go, people tend to work longer hours here than other places. I'd say this is more of a result of the very high bar of expectations rather than a culture of "last person in the office is the most impressive" though.
So, not necessarily a bad thing -- for me this was actually a refreshing change of pace, and necessary for my personal career development. But if you aren't willing to have some longer...

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Please keep the bar high in your recruiting process -- the thing that sold me on Handy when I was interviewing was how smart everyone was that I talked to.

I came to Handy to work on the recommendation of my friends. The environment here is really good. Free lunch and dinner. Solve the problem of eating for single people like me. Leaders are also very friendly to their employees. If you are willing to work hard, the company will give you the opportunity to cultivate potential employees, which is a company worth looking forward to.

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Work is tiring, leaders need to be more concerned about the physical and mental health of employees

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Different employees have different personalities, and leaders should treat them differently. Only in this way can the relationship between employees and leaders be more harmonious.

If you like companies that aren't growing where nobody is held accountable for their results, definitely work here! If Oisin and Umang like you, you can keep failing upwards as long as this backwards company stays solvent.
People have gotten promoted all the way up to senior leadership despite their projects consistently flopping (just google cheapo cleaning, like seriously) because anyone who's any good left this...

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Company is not growing. Your equity will be worth nothing. Company treats the cleaners and handymen on the platform like they're not even human.
The only reason the company is still solvent is that the legal team and their lobbyists have succeeded in getting the courts to effectively pay cleaners below min wage as quasi-legal independent contractors.
As an engineer, it was very frustrating to have extremely little...

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Treat your employees better.
Stop sacrificing the long-term for short-term profits.
Stop lying to your employees to get them in the door.

Thank you for taking the time to write this. The issues you raise are concerning and inconsistent with our core values and what I see each day in the office. Particularly on the engineering side where we have a strong and deeply tenured team.
Our people and culture are our greatest ...

Team events. You're encouraged to get to know the people you work with, even if you are not part of the same business team. The company itself experienced an enormous amount of growth which felt exciting to be a part of. The meals and snacks are appreciated--even if it is just a way to keep you in the office working. Depending on which team you work with and who your supervisor is, you may find yourself working with...

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I'm sure the company and management has advanced and changed some of their policies since I ended my employment there, but a few of the things I disliked that ultimately led me to seek other employment centered around the internal culture.
I had fun getting to know coworkers at happy hour events, but there was a heavy drinking culture.
There were expectations to be available near round the clock.
There were evident...

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Continue to work on transparency. The all hands meetings were great, however more education should be provided on what metrics actually are and how they are computed and why they are focused on would help more employees from more areas of the company get a better understanding of company goals. Find a way to share the bigger picture and vision management as a whole has for the next 6 months, even if perhaps it isn't likely...

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. We are continuously working to cultivate an open, transparent, and results driven environment (“Data Beats Opinion!”) where everyone has the potential to develop personally, professionally, and deliver real impact to the ...

Positive culture focused on growth. Super smart, driven team - really talented people, great place to learn from others and easy to be inspired by their performance. Data driven decision-making gives transparency on company-wide priorities. Established startup stage allows for the best of both worlds - still a lot of room for growth, but core processes and infrastructure in place, enabling more effective execution. Strong...

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To be successful at Handy you must have an intellectually curious & analytical nature and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

Everyone at Handy has the chance to make a real impact from day #1. The work culture values personal growth and development with team members being given big problems to solve early on. In an environment obsessed with data, Handy is fiercely a-political which means that the best idea wins and you are evaluated by your impact. It is a place filled with amazing people who take what they do very seriously, but not themselves....

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There is not a single role that doesn’t require you to roll up your sleeves, and because you are assessed by your output you need to perform. Not everyone is up for such a performance driven culture, so could be a shift for anyone coming from a different environment. And it is unclear why Dos Toros hasn’t made a lunch appearance in a long, long while.

"Free" lunch and snacks (really just included in salary) are very convenient.
Some smart/fun people in the office.
Company has desire and means to grow really fast so new projects can spin up really quickly.

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I personally was lied to to about my role to get me to accept, and I found out later that this is a regular, well-known practice at Handy--tell them anything to get them to say yes, then switch things up on day 1.
Unbelievable cliqueyness around and insistence to hire Harvard and other Ivy MBAs (despite the fact that both the founders dropped out of HBS). Clear internal hierarchy and preferential treatment for those...

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Give up this Harvard obsession. Be willing to either educate or fire those managers who make their team members miserable and unproductive, instead of just "failing up" and promoting/shuffling them to other roles.

Thank you for taking the time to write this. While this review is not representative of our culture, the points you bring up are concerning and I will share your words with our management team. It is important for us to be vigilant about any behaviors that might degrade our culture ...

Benefits - unlimited vacation as long as you’re getting your work done, catered lunch and dinner, decent health care, impressive maternity leave policy, cool co-workers.
Upper management that’s accessible - the founders sit with the rest of the company and are both super down to earth and friendly.
Acknowledgement for your hard work - the company is big on giving a round of applause where it’s due.
Pressure for...

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Haven’t come across any big cons beyond feeling a little tired every now and then but that’s at every job.

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and providing us with feedback. We pride ourselves on our culture, our people, and the development opportunities we have for them. If you have specific concerns and are willing, I would welcome the opportunity to talk about this further. ...